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SSVF

Serving those that have served our country

What is SSVF?

The Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) program is designed to assist low-income veterans and their families in obtaining and maintaining permanent stable housing. The United States Department of Veteran Affairs awarded the grant to The Salvation Army to serve Veterans throughout the state of Kansas and Northwest Missouri. The Supportive Services for Veteran Families team strives to assist Veterans and their families through strengths-based goal planning to address current gaps in the Veteran’s ability to secure or maintain stable and sustainable permanent housing.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

Individual/Head of household or his/her spouse must be a United States veteran who served in active military, naval, or air service and discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable.
Individual/Family must fall below 80% of Area Median Income for their location.
Must be currently homeless OR imminently at-risk of becoming homeless.
Must reside or plan to reside in the state of Kansas or the following counties in Missouri: Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Cass, Clay, Holt, Jackson, Nodaway, Platte, or Ray.

MENU OF SERVICES:

Housing Case management in the area of housing searches, budgeting, referrals to mainstream benefits, services, resources and programs. Housing Case Management serves both homeless Veteran households and Veteran Households at risk of losing current housing.
Healthcare Navigation for local healthcare options and resources
Veteran Navigation for linkage and support with VA services and programs.
Landlord negotiation, support and mediation
Temporary financial assistance to address housing barriers

HOW TO APPLY:

Initial contact and prescreening assessment can begin by calling one of the phone numbers located in the CONTACT US section.

CONTACT US:
The Salvation Army SSVF Program Administrative Office
6618 E Truman Road, Kansas City, MO
1-844-KWM-SSVF (1-844-596-7783)
816-670-2414 Office
816-670-2412 Fax
KANSSVFReferrals@usc.salvationarmy.org

MISSOURI SATELLITE OFFICES

3013 E 9th St.
Kansas City, MO 64127
816-483-8484 ext. 309

14700 E Truman St.
Independence, MO 64050
816-841-0588 ext. 121

5306 N Oak Trafficway
Kansas City, MO 64118
816-452-5663 ext. 302

KANSAS SATELLITE OFFICES

1320 SE 6th Ave.
Topeka, KS 66607
785-233-9648 ext. 325

350 N Market St.
Wichita, KS 67202
316-425-6144

216 North Ninth St.
Garden City, KS 67846
620-402-4017